The Premier League season is upon us, and given the busy summer of World Cup action and massively hectic transfer season, this season can offer a huge overhaul to the standings of many clubs as we welcome in a new crop of players ready to lead their teams into the new phase and generation.

As a result, we’ve gone through some of the players we are most excited for this season and put together our 10 to watch, looking at what they may have done previously, any transfer impact they may have and the potential for how they could contribute this season.

As always, we want to know your thoughts, so if you have any thoughts on the players we’ve picked in our ones to watch, or have players in your own list that we may have missed, get in touch with us on Bluesky (@NextGoalWinner), Instagram (@NextGoalWin) and our YouTube channel (@NextGoalWinner). Also don’t forget to check out part 1 of our selections if you haven’t already.

Brian Madjo – Aston Villa

The 17 year old forward has already had a huge summer, featuring and impressing in pre-season for Aston Villa, his appearance against PSG in the UEFA Super Cup also drew a lot of attention as he bagged a goal for his side despite the defeat.

With Aston Villa seeing a huge amount of turnover in their squad, they’ve lost some big attacking talents this summer, most notably their main striker Ollie Watkins, and while they’ve brought in the likes of Nicholas Jackson, it’s fair to assume there are plans for Madjo to feature throughout the season with Villa fighting on all fronts.

An additional potential narrative here for Madjo is his decision to represent England and featuring for the U17 side so far. With Thomas Tuchel willing to involve some young stars in the senior setup at training camps and even with cameo appearances, he could be one of the main talents linked to be the eventual successor to Harry Kane, although we will wait and see on that front.

Lucas Herrington – Hull City

Another player who is still a teenager but one who already has the senior international experience is Hull City’s new addition Lucas Herrington. Set to turn 19 at the start of the season, the 6ft 4 centre back not only featured for Australia at the World Cup, but took the decisive penalty that saw his side exit the tournament as his shot blasted against the crossbar. While this experience could damage a player and their mentality, Herrington has made the move to the Premier League looking for a challenge as Hull City are being tipped by many to struggle this season, while the willingness to even step up in this key moment for his country means he surely has the confidence required to succeed.

Yoanne Wissa – Newcastle United

Of course Wissa is not by any means a new name for the Premier League, however I’ve included him in the ones to watch, as I think he needs to have a big season for Newcastle given their turnover both in the squad and in the dugout, and after seeing him in action at the World Cup, he has shown that with responsibility and trust to feature more, he can once again become the player we saw for Brentford a few seasons back.

Wissa is among the list of players across the league who we know what they are capable of, but through injury, being out of form and out of favour, risks hitting a stall in their career whereby they want to return to their very best, but need a decent run to achieve this. At 29 years of age, it feels like now or never for this Newcastle move to work, and after last year making less than 30 appearances, and only bagging 3 goals, he needs to earn the trust of his new manager and show the ability he demonstrated for DR Congo in some big moments this summer.

Tyrique George – Everton

After his loan move for the second half of last season never really got going, Everton made the move permanent this summer and given the end of the loan for Grealish, and expected departure of Ndiaye and McNeil, George has a chance to become a permanent feature of the Everton attack that has often struggled to find consistency and reliability to push them into the European places.

Tyrique George has struggled in the last few months at Everton only starting 1 game under David Moyes in his half-season loan move, but making this move permanent means he can start to build on the potential seen at Chelsea, and at just 20 years of age, he can be a catalyst for his new club and bring the level of performance seen in his Conference League and domestic cup showings for his previous club.

Gonzalo García – Fulham

While Fulham are another club who have seen their steady ship rocked this summer with the departure of Marco Silva and the loss of Raul Jimenez among some other experienced heads, the arrival of Arbeloa in the dugout, and the signings he has already brought through could be the make or break for Fulham this season, most notably Gonzalo García who arrives after already having over 50 Real Madrid senior appearances and also featuring for Spain in a World Cup friendly.

With 12 goals and 4 assists last season for Real Madrid, he clearly is trusted by Arbeloa during his short spell in charge, and when you think of the players he occasionally went ahead in the pecking order, Fulham could have bagged a real gem in this signing, and given the turnover seen at the club, García is a player that the fans can truly get behind and while this brings a fair amount of pressure, he will certainly be accustomed to high expectations.